Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 3: Operations
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1. Click Network - SNMP.
2. In the Users area, click Add, then type a username.
3. Select an authentication method from the Auth method drop-down menu, then enter an
optional authentication password.
4. Select an encryption method from the Encryption drop-down menu, then enter an optional
encryption password.
5. Click Apply.
NOTE: You may edit or delete an existing user by clicking the username link and following the on-screen
instructions.
To configure views with SNMP v3:
1. Click Network - SNMP.
2. In the View area, click Add, then enter a name for the view.
3. Select Include or Exclude from the drop-down menu to include or exclude the defined
OIDsubtree.
4. Enter an OID for the object to be viewed and enter a mask to create an OID subtree in the
fields provided. Repeat to create more OID subtrees as desired.
5. Click Apply.
NOTE: You may edit or delete an existing view by clicking the view name link and following the on-screen
instructions.
Accessing a service processor’s SNMP through the MergePoint SP manager
You can use third party utilities, such as “snmpwalk,” to access a service processor’s SNMP
through the MergePoint SP manager. When using third party utilities, remember to add the context
parameter (the service processor alias).
For example, you want to use the snmpwalk utility to access the SNMP of a MergePoint SP
manager with an IP address of 172.26.25.99 and a community string of public158. The service
processor alias is 172.26.25.158. To retrieve all SNMP information, enter the following command:
snmpwalk -v 1 -c public158 -n 172.26.25.158 172.26.25.99 .1.3.
The -n parameter is required prior to the service processor alias to specify which service processor
you want to access.
NOTE: Visit www.net-snmp.org for more information about the snmpwalk utility.
Host table
The host table is a simple text file that allows Admin user to associate IP addresses with hostnames
and alias.